Efnet #AussieVets Channel

This page is dedicated to all those Men and Women who served, suffered and died in the
Vietnam War, 1962-1973

Vietnam, The Ten Thousand Day War

The Vietnam War was the longest war in modern history. It raised political passion and moral
controversy throughout the Western world, and played an important part in shaping the political
destiny of not only Southeast Asia, but of the whole world.

There is still much misunderstanding of the true reasons for the war, as illustrated by the comparison
of how both were perceived and reacted to what they thought (often erroneously) the other was
getting up to, the way the tragedy evolved.

In Vietnam, there was the trauma of having to fight on while questioning the rationale, and then after
- in the home coming - the devaluing of the soldier's sacrifice along with the cause

It was a different war only in that, without national valour, the soldiers were left without any feeling
of individual honour - all too often left without any feeling at all, brutalized by the terrible sameness
of war which in this case they could never redeem.

The IRC Channel, #AussieVets

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IMPORTANT NOTICE :::

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#AUSSIEVETS HAS MOVED TO CHATNET!!! :::

#AussieVets has rapidly progressed over the past three-odd years, opened un-officially on the 28th June, 1997, by Brian
Webster (Bigwebby), Roy Minier (roy22) and myself, Peter Gillett (|Hellfire). It's aim? To aid in the
consoling of Vietnam Veterans, by Vietnam Veterans, and to talk to people who felt or feel the
pain. We based the channel on the American version, #Vietnamvets on the same server, which has
been operating since 1995. I was overcome with the therapuetic excellence of the channel, and the
friendly nature of its users. I recall one night a whole bunch of vets, 10 in all, helped and consoled a
female veteran who was commemorating the loss of her husband 25 years ago.. and I was amazed
at the brotherly and sisterly love that Vietnam Veterans share.

And so, the channel is now operational. The IRC Program, mIRC is needed to access the channel,
click here to download it. If any assistance is needed in the technical sense (or any sense) of joining
the channel as a first-timer or a channel operator, please do not hesistate to mail me from the very
bottom of this page. Be absolutely sure to check out our Channel Operator List.

A final message to our beloved veterans.

We feel you pain, we hear your cries, we love you, and the five-hundred, your friends, who
died in service to our country.

Lest We Forget

Please take the time to visit "Verse of Vietnam", a collection of Vietnam
War Poetry from Australians, Americans, and New Zealanders.

Well, we came SECOND PLACE in the "Best of the Net" Topgun Site Competition. Even though it was in 1998 we are still proud of this effort. Should this even come around again in 2000, be sure to vote for us!! Thanks!